Thesis Statement

This project aims to explore the line between art and reality by incorporating hand drawn sketches into real photographs. The idea behind this project came from my desire to practice taking photos, drawing, and adding emotions into my images using editing. This is important because the skills I learned during this project will help me in future projects. To improve at each of these skills, I took photos of Cambridge and edited sketches I made into the images to convey certain moods.

Precedents

Yan Liu

I'm inspired by this photo by Yan Liu and their other photos because of the vibrant colors and the way the drawing stands out against the backgrounds.

Antonio Páramo

I'm inspired by this photograph because of the emotions it conveys, the pose of the person and the sketch making me want to know more about their story.

Aliza Razell

I'm inspired by this photo and this artist because of the life and vibrance that the paint brings to every piece, giving each one a unique look.

Sketches

Iterations Day 1

Iterations Day 2

Iteration Day 3

Iteration Day 4

Technical Diagram

Step 1: I think about my mood and decide how I want my images to look.

Step 2: I go out into Cambridge and take pictures based on the look I'm going for.

Step 3: I edit the photo how I want to capture a certain mood.

Step 5: I scan the sketch and edit it into the photo, making any final edits I want.

Step 4: I make a sketch of what I want to add into the photo.

Final Design

Precedents

Yan Liu

I'm inspired by this photo by Yan Liu and their other photos because of the vibrant colors and the way the drawing stands out against the backgrounds.

Antonio Páramo

I'm inspired by this photograph because of the emotions it conveys, the pose of the person and the sketch making me want to know more about their story.

Aliza Razell

I'm inspired by this photo and this artist because of the life and vibrance that the paint brings to every piece, giving each one a unique look.

Project Statement

I'm going to draw people around Cambridge and edit those drawings into photos of Cambridge every day for 5 days to improve my sketching abilities along with my photography and editing skills so that by the end of the project I will have a collection of mixed-media photos to show people or display in my house.

5 Day Design Marathon Timeline

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 0

Midreview Day

Morning: Go outside, sketch a person, and take a picture of the area where they were.

Afternoon: Insert the drawing into the photo and make edits.

Morning: Go outside, sketch a person, and take a picture of the area where they were.

Afternoon: Insert the drawing into the photo and make edits.

Morning: Go outside, sketch a person, and take a picture of the area where they were.

Afternoon: Insert the drawing into the photo and make edits.

Morning: Go outside, sketch a person, and take a picture of the area where they were.

Afternoon: Insert the drawing into the photo and make edits.

Morning: Go outside, sketch a person, and take a picture of the area where they were.

Afternoon: Insert the drawing into the photo and make edits. Assemble the photos into a presentation.

Sketches

Prototype 1

Prototype 2

Prototype 3

1) How I structure my day

2) Possible insparations or themes of the photos

3) If I should add more than one person to each photo

4) What I could do with the photos other than show them to people

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